36 SPORT WITH 



March 2nd, 1883. — The hounds met at Darlton. 

 Drew the Springs blank. Found in Laneham, ran 

 nearly to the Trent by Laneham Village, he turned 

 away back to his right and went straight for Tres- 

 well Wood across Rampton Field, but killed him 

 by the brook-side before he could get over there. 

 A very good forty minutes. Rampton Thorns 

 blank. Then found in Treswell Wood, and ran to 

 Gringley Wood and Hutchinson's Holt, over the 

 Clarborough tunnel away for Wheatley, turning 

 down to his right over the railway nearly to 

 Burton Willows ; to his right by Fenton Bank, 

 on nearly to Caddow Wood and up to Sturton 

 High House. A delay here, as the fox was said 

 to be in the building, but eventually hunted him 

 down to Wheatley Village, where he beat us. 

 A very good hour and ten minutes up to Sturton 

 High House. Dogs, 17J couples. 



March loth, 1883. — Twenty-six degrees of 

 frost, which did great damage. 



March 13th, 1883. — Met at Barlborough Hall. 

 Found by the gardens, ran to West Carrs, to 

 Harthill, leaving Norwood two fields on his right, 

 to Coalpit Wood, away by the reservoirs to Hart- 

 hill, round to ground in Barlborough Park. A 

 good hunting hour and twenty minutes. Found 

 in Whitwell Wood and, after running in covert 

 for about thirty minutes, awa}^ to Lobb Wells, to 

 the canal, by Shireoaks Hall, over the railway 

 nearly to West Wood, by Harness Grove, past 



